Richmond International in April 2026

81.8%departed on time

BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.

In April 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 1,643 domestic departures from Richmond International (RIC). 81.8% left less than 15 minutes late and 82.5% reached their destination on time; 1.0% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 79.1% of flights departed on time and 78.9% arrived on time, so RIC departures were 2.7 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in April 2025, the airport had 1,335 departures with 81.2% leaving on time: a change of +0.6 points, with flights up 23%.

Flights arriving at RIC that month were on time 77.7% of the time (1,644 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 48%, national aviation system 28% and air carrier 23%.

On time 82.5%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 16.1%
Cancelled 1.0%
Diverted 0.4%

Every scheduled departure from RIC in April 2026, judged by arrival at the destination.

April 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation

Measure	Apr 2026	Apr 2025	RIC, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Apr 2026
Departed on time	81.8%	81.2%	76.3%	79.1%
Arrived on time	82.5%	81.6%	75.9%	78.9%
Cancelled	1.0%	0.7%	2.9%	0.9%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	13.5 min	12.9 min	18.1 min	14.5 min
Scheduled departures a day	55	45	53	19,931
Scheduled departures	1,643	1,335	19,241	597,919

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
YX Republic Airline	441	27%	81.2%	2.5 min	0.9%
AA American Airlines	315	19%	86.3%	-4.1 min	0.3%
DL Delta Air Lines	223	14%	89.2%	-10.2 min	1.8%
WN Southwest Airlines	175	11%	78.9%	4.3 min	0.0%
B6 JetBlue Airways	167	10%	83.8%	2.6 min	0.0%
MQ Envoy Air	138	8%	79.0%	-2.8 min	2.2%
UA United Airlines	60	4%	86.7%	-5.2 min	5.0%
NK Spirit Airlines	45	3%	51.1%	36.4 min	4.4%
OO SkyWest Airlines	40	2%	87.5%	2.6 min	0.0%
F9 Frontier Airlines	19	1%	89.5%	-10.8 min	0.0%
OH PSA Airlines	12	1%	66.7%	24.6 min	0.0%
G4 Allegiant Air	8	0%	62.5%	15.8 min	0.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
RIC–ORD	Richmond to Chicago	239	80.8%	-4.4 min	3.8%
RIC–ATL	Richmond to Atlanta	232	89.2%	-10.2 min	1.7%
RIC–LGA	Richmond to New York	207	74.4%	10.6 min	0.5%
RIC–CLT	Richmond to Charlotte	205	88.8%	-6.3 min	0.0%
RIC–BOS	Richmond to Boston	128	89.8%	-4.4 min	0.0%
RIC–MCO	Richmond to Orlando	94	79.8%	9.5 min	0.0%
RIC–DFW	Richmond to Dallas/Fort Worth	86	77.9%	8.4 min	1.2%
RIC–FLL	Richmond to Fort Lauderdale	82	70.7%	19.7 min	2.4%
RIC–DTW	Richmond to Detroit	64	92.2%	0.5 min	0.0%
RIC–DEN	Richmond to Denver	62	82.3%	1.5 min	0.0%
RIC–BWI	Richmond to Baltimore	60	78.3%	2.8 min	0.0%
RIC–MIA	Richmond to Miami	60	88.3%	-11.8 min	0.0%

By scheduled departure hour

On-time share:under 62%6270768288% and over

Share of departures that left less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour (local time), April 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Apr 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	23.4%	33.5%	4,329
Late-arriving aircraft	47.7%	40.4%	8,825
National Aviation System	28.2%	21.0%	5,224
Extreme weather	0.6%	5.0%	116
Security	0.0%	0.1%	0

18,494 delay minutes on 264 flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late and carried a cause report. Carriers assign the categories; see what each category means.

Questions and answers

How many flights left RIC on time in April 2026?

81.8% of 1,643 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 82.5% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 79.1% and 78.9%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In April 2025, 81.2% of 1,335 departures left on time and 0.7% were cancelled, against 81.8% and 1.0% in April 2026.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for April 2026; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for RIC · methodology · corrections.